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UV inks and coatings offer durability and high-end graphics.

April 2009

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Company: Sun Chemical, www.sunchemical.com
Product: SunCure Advantage™

What is it?: UV curing sheetfed offset ink

Features/Capabilities:
• Uses a formulation that contains about 30 percent of materials from sustainable sources;
• Suitable for sheetfed offset printing on a wide range of carton board and paper substrates;
• Available in a full range of process inks, blending colors, and Pantone GOE systems; and
• Can be used to produce Pantone PMS shades, 6-color process FM6, and metallic colors.
 
Company: Alden & Ott Printing Inks, www.aldenottink.com
Product: UV Flexo ink system

What are they?: UV flexo inks

Features/Capabilities: 
• Standardized on a 550 line/3.3 BCM anilox roll;
• Easy handling and increased color strength levels for better print quality;
• Formulated to print on coated and uncoated substrates; and
• Available in the complete line of Pantone® Formula Color Guide, Pastel Color Guide, 4/C Process Inks, and Metallic Color Guide.
 
Company: Nazdar, www.nazdar.com
Product: Nazdar® 1600 PowerPrint®

What is it?: UV Screen Ink

Features/Capabilities:
• Cures at lower levels of UV energy, thereby reducing energy costs and substrate heat exposure;
• Cures with low odor;
• Tough finish that is block resistant; and
• Includes both gloss and matte colors.
 
Company: Toyo Ink America LLC, www.toyoink.com
Product: UV ECO SOY Process Series

What is it?: A series of soy protein-based UV inks for paper substrates

Features/Capabilities:
• Excellent cure speed suitable for high-speed printing;
• Improved scumming resistance;
• Can print with every kind of dampening system; and
• Stable press performance.
 
Company: Siegwerk, siegwerk.com
Product: Sicura Litho 7900

What are they?: UV inks designed for use with papers of all kinds.

Features/Capabilities:
• Controlled dot gain for sharp print definition;
• Flexibility for folding and creasing finishing operations;
• Overprintable with UV varnishes; and
• For cold UV applications where ink thickness layer must be at a minimum, and ink reactivity at a maximum.
 
Company: ACTEGA Radcure, www.actega.com/radcure
Product: RAD-KROME PEFI25P11

What is it?: UV Flexo Imprintable Pearlescent Ink

Features/Capabilities:
• Designed for paper and plastic application on paper and many plastics;
• Cures to a smooth, high-gloss coating that is hot stampable and overprintable;
• Provides a high-gloss, pearlescent white luster, primer coat; and
• Cure Speed of 130 fpm with 1 x 300 W/in. lamp.

 

Company: Flint Group Narrow Web, www.narrowweb.flintgrp.com
Product: COMBISCREEN

What is it?: UV ink for combination printing on nonabsorbent materials, as well as absorbent substrates.

Features/Capabilities:
• VOC-free raw materials;
• Strong printability, flow, and leveling;
• High color strength, opacity, and hiding power; and
• Can be overprinted with just about any printing ink, hot/cold foil, transfer printing, or variable printing technique. pP
 

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